in very close contact with countries like turkey and jordan that immediately border syria and impact israel which is having already grave concerns about, for example, movements of chemical weapons that might occur in such a chaotic atmosphere. they could have an impact not just within syria but on the region as a whole. i'm encouraged to see the syrian opposition created an umbrella group that may have more cohesion than they have had in the past. we'll be talking with them. my even voice will be traveling to the -- my envoys will be traveling to meet with them. we consider them as the aspirations of the syrian people. one of the options we'll continue to press is making sure that opposition is committed to a democratic syria, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist element insinuate themselves into the opposition. and one of the things we have to be on guard about particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we are not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in acti